Performance losses following threefold volume increases in soccer-specific training and in small-sided games

Objectives: The present study analyzes the effects of volume increase on physical performances in soccer-specific exercises performed at high intensity.Methods: 12 young professional players performed three types of soccer-specific exercise: one small-sided game (SSG) and two soccer-specific training (SST: repeated sprints and aerobic runs). Each type of exercise was performed twice, at low and high training volume. Acute and delayed sessions’...